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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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